WASHINGTON: A US government advisory agency has asked the State Department not to reverse its decision to deny a tourist visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for abetting human rights violations. The Commission on International Religious Freedom “again urges the State Department to announce Modi's ineligibility for a visa under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). We have not seen changes that would warrant a policy reversal,” the federal agency's Chairman Felice D Gaer said. Modi was invited last month to attend a Gujarati culture conference in New Jersey in August. Earlier in 2005, Modi was denied entry to the US to attend the same conference citing his role as the chief minister during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The senior BJP leader has said he would not apply for visa until he was assured that his application...
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